Sigh ... Why ?

[gaspode]

Ok, I've noticed all the daemon meme's popping up from some site called The Golden Compass.

Once again - why are they renaming the film ? Its the Harry Potter thing all over again - And again in the UK its called the Northern Lights.

I mean why ?

Comments

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's cos that's what the book is called in America

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

But it's such a stupid reason - before it was HDM it was The Golden Compasses, and some numpty in the US thought the alethiometer looked like a compass and dropped the 'es' and then wouldn't use Pullman's title... gah. Stupidity.

[alex-holden.livejournal.com]

Ah, so that explains it. I was trying to discuss the series with somebody at a con, and we couldn't agree on what the books were called. It seems the box set I bought from amazon.co.uk has the American titles.